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September 19, 2021

Following Your Ancestors on the FamilySearch Family Tree

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. In social networking, following has become endemic. In this context, when we “follow” someone, we are interested in learning about what happens in their lives. On the FamilySearch.org Family Tree, following is considerably different. The function of following is to learn about any changes being made to a particular individual...

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August 22, 2021

Considering the Future of FamilySearch Family History Centers

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   https://www.familysearch.org/fhcenters/locations/ FamilySearch.org in conjunction with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Church) has a huge network of 5397 Family History Libraries and Family History Centers around the world as of the date of this post. These libraries and centers range in size and content from the Salt Lake...

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August 15, 2021

Where Are the Records?

The quest for finding historical records is one of the main objectives for anyone doing genealogy research. Without records, family history easily becomes family mystery, or even mythology. Many types of historical records have been produced by governments, churches, and other organizations, such as vital records, census, immigration, property, military, and many more. The question “Where are the records?” has...

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August 1, 2021

Getting to Know FamilySearch Community and Partner Trees

When we think about using the Search menu in FamilySearch, the most familiar choice is right at the top: Records. The other items in the menu may be less familiar, however. Halfway down the menu is the Genealogies option, which is an interesting one. Many of us are aware that a huge number of user-submitted pedigrees are available on FamilySearch....

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July 25, 2021

Remembering Our Pioneer Ancestors

Elaine Hardman, Communications Assistant for the Granite Family History Center, recently published a blog article that reminds us of pioneer ancestors, around the July 24 Pioneer Day celebration. With her permission, part of the article is quoted below:   There are many resources available to research our pioneer ancestors. As we commemorate the entrance of the vanguard company of pioneers...

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July 19, 2021

New QRB Videos: World War I Records and German Research

There are three new arrivals to the QRB (Quick Research Basics Videos) collection: United States Military Records for World War I (United States, Goal E2, Choice C) Germany Research: Maps and Surnames (Germany, Goal 7) Germany Research: Records, Words, and Scripts (Germany, Goal 1, Choice D) Each of these is included on our YouTube Channel and in the links mentioned...

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July 11, 2021

QRB Videos for German Research, England Census

We are continuing to add new Quick Research Basics (QRB) videos to our YouTube Channel and to the website. You can watch them using the links below or by clicking the video pictures in this blog post: Finding German Records in America German Immigration England Census Records You can also find them in The Family History Guide in the following...

Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
July 4, 2021

Re-opening of the Family History Library

After a lengthy closure due to the COVID pandemic—which allowed some time for a major remodeling project—the Family History Library in Salt Lake City will open its doors to the public on Tuesday, July 6. Here are a few of the highlights, according to the Deseret News: Building remodel. The building was last remodeled in 2002, and changes were needed...

FamilySearch/Research
July 4, 2021

Strategies for Searching Church Records

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site.     Church records are some of the most valuable genealogically significant records for tracing your ancestors in predominantly Christian-based countries. In order to understand and use these records, it is helpful to understand how and why these records were created. Parish registers are records created by small...

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June 27, 2021

As Genealogists, What Should We Do about Place Names?

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   For some time now, FamilySearch.org has been encouraging users to “standardize” place names. This effort has been moderately successful and is continuing to evolve. The suggested standard place names rely on a large database of worldwide names. More recently, FamilySearch has been adding a time-frame to the suggested standard...

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